Article: HOTEL RWANDA HERO RUSESABAGINA VISITS MARCH 26

Texas State University System-Lamar University issued the following news release:

As the country of Rwanda descended into madness, one man made a promise to protect the family he loved - and ended up finding the courage to save more than 1,200 people. Over the course of 100 days, almost one million people were killed in Rwanda. The Film "Hotel Rwanda," nominated for three Academy Awards in 2004, tells the inspiring story of real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, who is portrayed in the film by Don Cheadle, a hotel manager in Rwanda who used his courage to shelter over a thousand refugees from certain death.

Rusesabagina visits Lamar as part of the Academic Lecture Series funded by students of ...

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